My guest this week is John Keith. John Keith was born in Parkersburg, WV and raised just up and across the Ohio River in Newport, OH. He and his wife, Tina, now live near Cambridge, OH. where John is a full-time minister for the Church of Christ.
He began playing guitar when he was nine, and ached for an electric guitar so he could become the next big rock star. One evening in 1981, his dad and mom dragged him to Eureka, WV, to hear his older cousin and some of his buddies play something called “Bluegrass.” He was hooked! You can contact and keep up with John at his Facebook page HERE or check out his band Open Highway out HERE!
Songs featured in this episode:
Frog on the Lily Pad by Bill Monroe (Youtube)
Blue Night by Bill Monore (Bluegrass 1959-1969)
Letter from My Darling by Bill Monroe (Youtube)
Under the Double Eagle by Roy Clark (Youtube)
Her Name is… by Lost & Found (A Ride Through the Country)
Long Journey Home by The Johnson Mountain Boys (Live)
I’m On My Way Back to the Old Home by Peter Rowan (The First Whippoorwill)
The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake by Red Allen and Frank Wakefield
Baby Blue Eyes by The Nashville Bluegrass Band (My Native Home)
Brown County Breakdown by Kenny Baker (Kenny Baker plays Bill Monroe)
Youtube Links to Goin Brothers featuring John on mandolin!
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